see|copout|cop-out
English

Verb
en-verb|inf=cop out|cops out|copping out|copped out

#idiom To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.
#:Faced with the prospect of cooking for himself, his first thought was to cop out and order a pizza.

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• 2007-10-17 17:57 - WikiPedant - changed "See also" header to "Related terms"

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